Automatic defect detector and rejecter
AssigneeGreenLine Foods, Inc.
InventorsWayne SPILLNER, Jack Pittens, Bradley Woodward, Steven Andrew Park
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Abstract
An apparatus, a method and a system for cutting or trimming a portion of an article using a jet stream provided by a nozzle tip. The apparatus includes a drive unit configured to provide a rotational force and a cam assembly connectable to the drive unit and configured to move the nozzle tip to cut the portion of the article. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt that has a void area and a cutting area, and a cam that includes at least one track to drive a frame assembly.
Claims34
An apparatus for cutting or trimming a portion of an article to a predetermined size, including trimming at least one end of the article or removing a defect from the article using a jet stream provided by a nozzle tip to optimize packed out yield, the apparatus comprising:
- a drive unit configured to provide a rotational force;
- and
- a cam assembly connectable to the drive unit and configured to move the nozzle tip to cut the portion of the article according to predetermined criteria,
- wherein the article.
A method for cutting or trimming a portion of an article using a jet stream, the method comprising:
- detecting an article in a field of view;
- determining attributes of the article;
- and
- cutting the portion of the article based on the determined attributes.
A computer readable medium comprising a computer program for cutting or trimming a portion of an article using a jet stream, the medium comprising:
- an article detecting code section, which when executed, cause detecting an article in a field of view;
- an attribute determining code section, which when executed, cause determining attributes of the article;
- and
- a cutting code section, which when executed, cause cutting the portion of the article based on the determined attributes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.